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Part one of four from this full length documentary.
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Part four of four from this full length documentary.
The credits from this documentary.
Part one of four from this full length documentary.
Part one of four from this full length documentary.
Part two of four from this full length documentary.
Part two of four from this full length documentary.
Part three of four from this full length documentary.
Part three of four from this full length documentary.
Part four of four from this full length documentary.
Part four of four from this full length documentary.
The credits from this documentary.
The credits from this documentary.
A high quality universal public education system is a fundamental requirement of an egalitarian society.– Alister Barry
[The film is an] activist tool about how such [neo-liberal] policies can be defeated.– Gordon Campbell introduction the film in the 2007 NZIFF catalogue
More activism from Alister Barry
Also directed by Alister Barry
A classic Alister Barry protest doco
An industrial dispute mediated by Brian Edwards
Features ex-education minister Lockwood Smith presenting...
Another documentary on protest
1970s drama series based around union action
Another documentary by Alister Barry
Co-directed by Abi King-Jones
More on NZ society in the 1980s
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